Sled.



E. E. FOSTER.

SLED.

APPLICATION. FILED JULY 8,1912.

Patented Jan. 20, 1914 Beverly, in the county of Essex e illustrating the preferred embodiment of the vention i l in front of the seat 3 area pair o r Leanser,

more enj oya -rnrarrnnr orrron EDWARD E. FOSTER, 01 BEVERLY, lMASSAGE-IUSlillYllS.

SEED.

Patented dan. 29, 1914,

sies my e, ie-12. serial No. 708,280.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application consists of two turn tables 8- and 9, one of which,the turn table 8, is carried by the rear cross-head 2, and the otherone o which, the -turn table 9, is carried by the forward cross-hea 4. The runner 7 is supported from each member' of the suspension device by a pair of angle brackets 10 rigidly secured to both the runner and the turn tables. The turn table 8 is mounted on the cross-head 2 so that it may turn about a fixed vertical axis in the median line 'of the sled, by a pair of bolts 11 carried bythe turn table and projecting through a pair of curved slots 12 formed in the head 2 with their centersof curvature coinciding with the axis of the turn table. The turn table 59 is provided with a vertically arranged pin 13 which projects throughy a longitudina slot 14 formed in the head 4 in the median line of the sled. rl`he pin 13 is held for both rotation and sliding movement in the slot 14 by a nut and washer To all whom it may concern;

Be it `known that l, EDWARD citizen of the United States,

E. Fosrnn, a residing at and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Sleds; and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and useV the same. 1

The Ypresent invention relates to sl-eds,'. and more particularly to sleds of that type in which the runners are bowed by the coaster to change the direction of travel of thef sled.

The object of the present invention isto produce a sled of the class described, the use of which will require the exercise o skill so as to make the practice of coasting ble to adults.

To this end the invention consists in the features and combinations of parts hereinafter described and set forth in the appended claims. i

The various features of the present invenf tion will be readily understood from an inspection of. the accompanying drawings,

runner so as to bow it and enable thecoaster seated on the seat 3 to maintain his balance and change the direction of travel of the sled, the turn table 9 is extended laterally on opposite sides of thetubes 1 to form rests `16 for the feet of the coaster, through which the turn table 9 may be operated.

In using the sled, the coaster sits upon the seat 3 with his hands grasping the handles 6 and his feet resting on the rests 16. As shown in Fig. 1, when the -rests are moved into the dotted line position the table 9 is turned angularly 1n the cross-head 4 which applies lateral pressure to the runner an causes it to bow throughout its length. As the runner bows, the turn table 9 moves toward the turn table 8 which, Huence of the opposite direct-ion from The manipulation of the-foot rests maintain the balance of the coaster is similar to the manipulation of the handles of a bicycle to maintain the'balance of the rider. After the balance of the coaster lished, the direction of travel of the sled may bechanged by turning thev table 9 -in one direction or the other. From an inspec- `tion of Fig. 1 it is apparent that the points of support of the runner have a fixed lateral relation at all times to the median line of the sled'.

While the invention has been illustrated and described as embodied in a sled having invention, in which,

Figure 1 is a plan of the sled; Fig. 2 is a side elevation; and Fig. 3 is a transverse section', in Aelevation on the line 3*-3 of Fig.

2, looking toward the rear of the sled.

Referring to the embodiment of the inthe drawings, the sle illustrated in ame provided with a consists of a rigid seat at the rear for the coaster, a pair of conveniently located handles, and a suspen sion device for supporting a single runner extending in the longitudinal median line of the frame, which runner may be bowed throughout its length .to maintain the balance ofthe coaster andchange the direction of travel of the sled.

rlhe frame comprises a pair of parallel tubes 1 suitably secured at their rear ends to a cross-head 2f, which supports aS seat for the coaster, and at their forward ends to` a cross-head 4. The tubes 1 are suitably braced by a transverse tube 5 located between the cross-heads. Fitted to the tubes handles under the in- 6 to be grasped by the coaster. flhe frame is also provided with a suspension device for a single runner |lhe suspension device In order to apply lateral pressure to thel bowed runner, is turned 1n anl that of the table 9.

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is establ times ya fixed lateral relation with the median line of the sled and ner while so supported is applicable to sleds aving more than one runner.

at is claimed as new is sled comprising a single integral runl substantially as described.

2. A sled comprising a frame provided with a laterally fixed runner supported at two separated p by relatively movable members of the pension device, the suspensiondevice for bowing the runner throughout its' length, substantially as described.

A sled ,comprising a rigid frame, a single runner extending in thel longitudinal median line of said frame, a suspension de` vice having two laterally fixed suspension members for said runner rigidl the runner but relatively movab e longitudinally in the median line of the ame, and means for relatively moving said devices toward each other to bow the runner, substantially as described.

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bowing the runsuspension device, a

and means acting through a secured to 4. A sled 'comprising a rigid frame, a p of horizontally arranged, freely rotatable relatively movable, turn tab es secured to said of said turn tables intermediate its ends, and means forapplying lateral ressure to t e runner whereby the turn tab es are rotated in opposite directions and the runner is bowed throughout its length, substantially as described.

5. A sled comprising a frame, a suspension device carried thereby comprising two mem- 6. A coaster sled, having, in combination, a frame provided with a pair of turn tables mounted for relative movement toward and from each other, a runner rigidly secured to each turn table, and means carried by one of the turn tables for permitting the coaster WARREN Gr. OGDEN, BURTON W. CARY.

frame, a runner rigidly secured to each g 

